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Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
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The Labour Party is streamlining its headquarters in an organisational overhaul prompted by a large number of staff moving into government jobs.
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
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Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
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Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
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Labour's Vaughan Gething Resigns As First Minister Of Wales
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
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Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
Political parties
By Tim Bale
Out of the box: the Tory case for electoral reform
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Political parties
By Vince Cable
The Lib Dems will offer opposition where the Tory-Reform coalition can’t
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Political parties
By Ben Guerin
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Defeated Tory Candidates Invited To Join Campaign Review After Election Drubbing
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
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'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
'Gloriously boring': How a ruthlessly efficient Labour machine won the election
How did Labour win its staggering majority of 174? Party insiders take Sienna Rodgers behind the scenes of the campaign, from the ‘professionalised’ HQ to the ruthlessly efficient ground operation
Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
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Jockeying Begins For Leadership Of Battered Tory Party
After a damning defeat at the polls yesterday, the long rebuild of the Conservative Party can finally begin.
New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
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New PM Keir Starmer Leads Labour To Landslide Victory
Keir Starmer has officially become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after the Labour Party won the 2024 General Election in a historic landslide.
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Labour MP Dawn Butler Announces She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
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Labour MP Dawn Butler Announces She Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Labour MP Dawn Butler has announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2021, but insists she will make a “full recovery” as the cells were at a “very early stage”.
Mothers Fleeing Ukraine With Children Are Asked For Father's Consent In 'Nightmare' Home Office Visa Process
Communities
Mothers Fleeing Ukraine With Children Are Asked For Father's Consent In "Nightmare" Home Office Visa Process
UK sponsors of Ukrainian refugees have criticised the Home Office over lengthy delays and a "ludicrous" online visa application process that has left people stranded in Ukraine as they wait for updates.
Education Secretary Pledges To Do 'Everything In My Power' To Keep Schools Open As Covid Cases Rise
Coronavirus
Education Secretary Pledges To Do "Everything In My Power" To Keep Schools Open As Covid Cases Rise
Nadhim Zahawi has said it was a "mistake" to close schools in response to Covid because of the impact on children's education and mental health.
Transport Secretary Calls For 'Brazen' P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Economy
Transport Secretary Calls For "Brazen" P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has urged the P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite to consider his position as the scandal over the sacking of 800 workers continues to grow.
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have 'Negligible Impact' On Most Vulnerable
Economy
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement Will Have "Negligible Impact" On Most Vulnerable
The warning comes as the UK's fiscal watchdog said standards of living are still set to plummet despite Rishi Sunak's latest measures.
Spring Statement: What The Measures Announced By Rishi Sunak Will Mean For Your Household Finances
Economy
Spring Statement: What The Measures Announced By Rishi Sunak Will Mean For Your Household Finances
The Chancellor's Spring set piece came as the UK's fiscal watchdog warned living standards were set to fall at the fastest rate on record.
Tories Want To 'Draw A Line' Under Partygate As Police Expand Investigation
Foreign affairs
Tories Want To "Draw A Line" Under Partygate As Police Expand Investigation
Small business minister Paul Scully has said he hopes the Met Police will reach a "speedy resolution" to the Downing Street investigation, so that the government can focus instead on the Ukraine conflict.
Metropolitan Police Have Begun Interviewing Downing Street Partygate Witnesses
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Metropolitan Police Have Begun Interviewing Downing Street Partygate Witnesses
Detectives have started interviewing "key witnesses" as part of the Metropolitan Police's investigation into Downing Street parties held during lockdown.
Government's Hope To House Refugees In Sanctioned Oligarch Mansions Faces Legal Delays
Defence
Government's Hope To House Refugees In Sanctioned Oligarch Mansions Faces Legal Delays
Michael Gove's plan to seize mansions in the UK owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs and use them to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees is facing legal delays.
Labour's Commitment To Nato Must Never Be Allowed To Be Questioned Again
Foreign affairs
By Lord Wood, Tony Lloyd and Siobhain McDonagh
Labour's Commitment To Nato Must Never Be Allowed To Be Questioned Again
Labour's commitment to Nato must be for the very long haul in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Former Maritime Minister Calls For 'Criminal Sanctions' Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Economy
Former Maritime Minister Calls For "Criminal Sanctions" Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Nus Ghani, the Conservative former maritime minister has called for the "full weight of the law" to be used against ferry operator P&O after they sacked 800 staff last week.
The new Conservative Friends of Ukraine group is a way for parliamentarians and allies to stand with those under Russian attack
Defence
By John Whittingdale MP
The new Conservative Friends of Ukraine group is a way for parliamentarians and allies to stand with those under Russian attack
No-one who heard President Volodymyr Zelensky’s historic address to Parliament last week could fail to have been moved by his words.
Sajid Javid Says It's 'Not Possible' To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically
Coronavirus
Sajid Javid Says It's "Not Possible" To Reach Zero-Covid In The UK As Cases Rise Dramatically
The Health Secretary has insisted the government's "defence" against Covid is working but said the UK would not be able to implement a "zero Covid" approach due to the emergence of a more infectious form of the Omicron variant.
Are homeowners more conservative? Partner content
Economy
By University of Essex
Are homeowners more conservative?
Traditionally, we think people who own property vote for parties on the right, but new research says otherwise,
Levelling Up Leader Is Not A Fan Of The Term 'Red Wall'
Economy
Levelling Up Leader Is Not A Fan Of The Term "Red Wall"
The author of the levelling-up white paper has questioned the usefulness of the term 'red wall' as he believes it "does not fit" the full picture of inequality across the country.
Downing Street Claims Boris Johnson's Saudi Arabia Trip To Curb Energy Crisis Was Not About 'Quick Fixes'
Economy
Downing Street Claims Boris Johnson's Saudi Arabia Trip To Curb Energy Crisis Was Not About "Quick Fixes"
Downing Street has defended the Prime Minister's trip to Saudia Arabia after he failed to secure an agreement from the Gulf state to increase oil production.
TRAILBLAZERS: More British-Chinese Should Begin Their Journey To Westminster
Communities
By Alan Mak MP
TRAILBLAZERS: More British-Chinese Should Begin Their Journey To Westminster
In May 2015 I completed a journey which nobody else had ever made. It began 20 years ago, and 200 miles away, in York. My parents had settled there after escaping communism in China.
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Dame Anne Begg
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By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Labour MP Dame Anne Begg
Dame Anne Begg, Labour MP for Aberdeen South, 1997 - 2015
Labour Accuse Boris Johnson Of Going “Cap In Hand” To Beg Saudis To “Bail Him Out” Of Energy Crisis
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Labour Accuse Boris Johnson Of Going “Cap In Hand” To Beg Saudis To “Bail Him Out” Of Energy Crisis
Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner has accused the Prime Minister of going “cap in hand from one dictator to another” to bail him out on energy as he visits Saudi Arabia today in a bid to tackle the soaring cost of bills.
We need new rules to tackle the sleaze and rule-breaking that has become endemic of this government
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By Wendy Chamberlain MP
We need new rules to tackle the sleaze and rule-breaking that has become endemic of this government
If there is one thing the past two years has shown us, it’s that you cannot trust Boris Johnson. Under his watch we’ve seen cronyism and rule breaking of the worst kind, at all levels of government.
Polling Shows Huge Public Support For UK Granting Visas To At Least 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
Foreign affairs
Polling Shows Huge Public Support For UK Granting Visas To At Least 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
A majority of people surveyed on the UK's response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis think the government should grant visas to at least 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.

Sponsorship Scheme For Ukrainian Refugees Needed “In Hours” Not Weeks, Says Top Tory
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Sponsorship Scheme For Ukrainian Refugees Needed “In Hours” Not Weeks, Says Top Tory
Former Cabinet minister Robert Buckland has called on government to publish details of the sponsorship scheme for Ukrainian refugees in “hours” and is “deeply impatient” for it to get up and running.
Priti Patel Announces 'Streamlining' Of Ukrainian Refugee Visa Process After Major Backlash
Foreign affairs
Priti Patel Announces "Streamlining" Of Ukrainian Refugee Visa Process After Major Backlash
Ukrainian passport holders will now have access to a new online system for securing UK visas from next week, the home secretary has announced.
Keir Starmer Calls For U-Turn On 'Total Mess' Energy Measures As Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs
Energy
Keir Starmer Calls For U-Turn On "Total Mess" Energy Measures As Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs
Labour leader Keir Starmer has urged the government to go further in its support for households as he warned average bills would rise by £700 even before the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine were taken into account.
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